Much Obliged. In Chicago, Rosemary Karier found a wallet containing $1.438, returned it to the owner, got a reward of 25 cents.

Embarrassing Moment. In Toronto, Ont., a University of Toronto professor X-rayed a royal Egyptian lady mummy in the Royal Ontario Museum, found it was the skeleton of an antelope.

Idea Man. In Colorado Springs, Pri vate Joseph Hollingsworth walked into the police station, announced that he had murdered his wife last March. In Seattle, police found Mrs. Hollingsworth very much alive. Said she: "Joe . . . gets funny ideas."

Aired Out. In Madrid, London-bound Ambassador Sir Samuel Hoare left the Embassy for the airport, found four flat tires on his automobile and a sign: "The gasoline may be British, but the air is still Spanish."

Captured Youth. In Manhattan, Benjamin Goldstein, 50, a grey-haired salesman of hair dyes, recaptured his youth by restoring his hair to its original color, was then recognized and arrested by the FBI on a charge dating back to 1925.

End Result. On the Burma front, a thoughtful soldier wrote to his mother in England: "Don't worry about me, mum. I'll keep my head down." Later hit by fly ing shrapnel, he wrote again: "In the future I'll keep both ends down."

Caught Napping. In Portland, Ore., police picked up a sound-asleep motorist in the middle of a downtown street, let him go when he explained that he "was just waiting for the light to turn."

Round Six. In Lewistown, Mont., Maynard Stapleton painted a sixth blue stripe around his clapboard house, to tally the sixth Nazi plane shot down by his former neighbor, A.A.F. Lieut. Robert Welden.

It Makes Scents. In Warsaw, N.Y., County Prison Sheriff Lewis Spring has all incoming prisoners photographed, finger printed and sniffed by a bird dog, which "makes a mental note of their scent."

In Again, Out Again. In Detroit, a Canadian soldier's wife pleaded guilty to entering the country illegally in order to take a U.S. job when she could find no work in Canada. Federal Judge Frank Picard sentenced her to 60 seconds in jail.

Time to Re-Tire. A Dixon, Calif. newspaper ran a want ad: "Owner of a truck would like to correspond with a widow who owns two tires. Object matrimony. Send picture of tires."

This file is automatically generated by a robot program, so reader's discretion is required.